Recycling helps save energy.
Fact!
Increased human fossil-fuel consumption over the past two centuries has increased levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.
It's a fact!
Every year, 2.4 million tons of recycled glass are used to make new bottles and jars.
Fact!
Sea levels have risen 6.7 inches over the past century as a result of human-induced global warming. It makes coastal storms more destructive.
It's a fact!
Coal pollution leads to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths each year.
Fact!
The United States, historically, has been the biggest emitter of carbon dioxide.
Fact!
Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a 55-inch HDTV to watch your favorite movie.
Fact!
Plastic can be recycled a lot of times and still be usable.
Opinion!
Nuclear energy is necessary for countering climate change.
Opinion!
The natural-gas boom, made possible by advances in fracking, has on balance been good for the environment, because it has reduced reliance on coal, a far more damaging pollutant.
Opinion!
Arctic ice and glaciers around the world have shrunk markedly in recent decades.
Fact!
Reusing plastic and glass is a better way to ensure they actually see a second (or third or fourth) life than to throw them in a coloured bin.
Opinion!
When companies put BIO/ECO signs on their products it means it helps the environment.
Opinion!
If humanity does not take dramatic steps to curtail fossil-fuel consumption, civilization may collapse.
Opinion!